The Biopower of Zombies: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Horde

Authors

  • Mary Hedengren University of Texas at Austin

Keywords:

zombies, post-nationalism, Foucault, biopower, horror

Abstract

I like zombies. I really like zombies. But I’m not the only one: why do so many of us seem to be enjoying a zombie moment? What does it say about our fears of a decentralized government and the power of human bodies? And what is that faintly discernable groaning sound? In this article, I draw on the theories of Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri as well as Foucault's  "biopower" concept to examine our collective fascination with a collective threat.

Author Biography

Mary Hedengren, University of Texas at Austin

Doctoral Candidate

Department of Rhetoric and Writing

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Published

2014-10-08

Issue

No. 12 (2014)

Section

Issue #12

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